Mold for and method of doll construction



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ELLA. L. SMITH, 0F ROANOKE, ALABAMA.

MOLD FOR AND METHOD OF DOLL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed August 2, 1922. Serial No. 579,103.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ELLA L. SMITH, a citizenof the United States of-America, residing at Roanoke, in the county ofRandolph and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in .olds for and Methods of Doll Construction, of which thefollowing is a specilication.

M invention relates to improvements in mold7 for and method of dollconstruction, and comprises the steps in the method of making theimprovement... A

An object of my invention is to pro-vide a method of In dolls.

A further object of my invention is the construction of anindestructible doll by an economical and rapid vmethod which ma becarried out by persons ,relatively unskilled in the molding and in theconstruction of toys.

A further object of my invention is to construct a two-piece doll headformin all the parts of the face and the head 1n a single operation froma four-piece mold; that is, o-ne operation in forming the front of thehead and the side of the head and eared, and another in forming the backof the With these and other objects in view, one embodiment of myinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in. which Figure 1lis a plan View of the inner side of the front head and the side of thehead and ear molds Figure 2 is a plan View of the inner side of the backof the head mold;

Figure 3 is a section ori line 3--3 of Figure 1; e

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4: of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the inner side of one of the sides ofthe head and ear molds;

Figure 6 is a section on line 6 6 of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a complete dollhead, joined togetherwith stitches;

Figure 8 is a side elevation of a complete doll head joinedtogether'withstaples; and

Figure .9 is a section on line 9-9 of` F1 re 8.

the construction of my improved doll head lI use a four-piece mold. Thefront of the head mold 1 contains the usual recesses nufacturingindestructible v the trunk or other parts of for forming the front partof the face. There are two of the side of the .head and ear molds 2 and3 which are duplicates. rIlle back of the head mold 4 consists of asingle piece. The front of the head and t-he back of the head molds mayconsist on the outside of babbitt or similar metal parts 5 and 6, joinedto` lighter parts 7 and 8, respectively, made of plastic or otherlighter material. The front of the head and the back of thehead moldsmay consist of one piece of met-al or other suitable material instead oftwo pieces. The side of the head and ear molds are made of babbitt orother suitable metal. In order to hold the side of the head and ear moldparts in proper position relative to the front'of the head mold duringthe molding operation, two points 9 are molded on each of the moldswhich it into sockets 10 made in the front of the head mold.

The process of making `a complete doll 'head as shown in Figures 7 and 8comprises placing a layer of fabric 1l such as stockinette or otherelastic material in each of the molds as shown in Figures 1 and 2. 0nthis fabric layer is placed a plastic layer 12 which is then covered byfabric layer 13 which is covered by plastic layer 14. The ends lofthefabric layer 11` are' turned over a short distance on the lastic layer14. After the material has hardiened, the parts of the head are removedfrom theV molds, the mold. parts 2 and 3 being lifted off of part 1'. Itwill be noted that the ear 16 has been formed in the same manner as thenose and mouth in""the recess-16a in molds 2 and 3. The two parts of thehead may/be stitched together as indicated at 17, or may be stapledtogether as indicated `by staples 18. .After the two gether, the openingbetween the two parts may be filled with cotton 19 or other suitablematerial. It will be apparent that a n doll head constructed in themanner indicated will be practically indestructible, the

layers of fabri preventing the plastic part preventing the plastic onthe inside from changing its position even if broken.

e The method of forming dell heads may, ofcourse, be applied totheconstruction of a doll, as well` as to the construction of animals ofthe kind usually referred to under the head of toys.

parts have been secured to- Q Matheo The head of the doll ymay besuitably painted to produce distinctive features by well-known methods,and as described in ilryQPatent No. 1,321,135 of November l1,

It is evident that instead of using fabric in forming the doll head, lmay use any other suitable material, such as soft leather.

It is obvious that the seam or line made by joining the front and backpieces of the head may be covered' by paint used in finishing the dollhead or it may be covered by gluing over it a narrow strip of textile orother suitable material and then painting over the strip.

Having described my invention, what l claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent is y 1. A mold for the manufacture of dolls comprisingfour parts', one of said parts adapted to mold the front of the head,one the back of thev head, and two the side of t the head and ears.

2. A mold for the manufacture of dolls comprising four parts, three ofsaid parts adapted to mold the front of the head and side of the head asone piece and the other part adapted to mold the back of the head. 3. Amold for forming the vhead of a 30 doll, said mold comprising duplicateparts adapted to mold the ears as a part of the front of the doll head.

. 4. A mold for manufacturing doll heads comprising front and backpieces and two duplicate lnterrnediate pieces, said intermediate pieceshaving locking points thereon fitting into sockets in the face of thefront piece. 4

The method of constructing doll heads which comprises forming two partsthereof by placing an initial layer of fabric in a three-part mold andin a one piece mold, covering these layers with a layer of plastic, thenapplying successive layers vof fabric and plastic, allowing the` plasticmaterial to set, joining together the two parts and stuffing the openingbetween the parts with resilient material. y.

6. The method of constructing doll heads which comprises forming twoparts thereof in a four-piece mold, forming the front part thereof inthree pieces of said mold, said part consisting of the frontof the headand the middle pat of the head including the ears, forming the back ofthe u' head` in the remaining piece of said mold, and attaching theparts together. t 'In' testimony whereof l affix my signature.

